jason kleinberg

How to send a private message to other Fiddlehed folks

We have a new feature on the site that creates a social network within Fiddlehed. I made a tutorial video on how it works. The most important thing to know is how to send a private message to other FiddleHeds. This will allow you to support each other, share videos, and form your own practice … Continued

Practice What Matters Most

It would be nice if we could make music all day long. But life gets in the way: work, chores, social obligations, health issues. Shoot, sometimes we just need to relax on the couch with Netflix. So most of us have a limited amount of time to practice music each day. The question is, how … Continued

Thanks to you, thanks for everything…

Happy thanks-give-me-more-to-eat-day. Grateful to everyone who’s part of the FiddleHed journey…   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by FiddleHed (@fiddlehed)

Mary’s on The Orange Blossom Special

I’ve been combining the Orange Blossom Special simple tunes like Mary had a little lamb. Simple melodies are a great way to practice any new technique (whatever is challenging to you). You get the added bonus of reinventing the melody in a creative way.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by … Continued

Practice breaks: Zollie’s Retreat

Hello from the land of ice and snow (Lake Tahoe). Here’s a tune called Zollie’s Retreat. I heard it on a new fiddle album by country singer Tyler Childers. As I started to learn it I used a recording by Dirk Powell. But when all is said and done, it’s just music 🎶 The fiddle … Continued

Play music as a work or study break

  View this post on Instagram   Music breaks: I’m experimenting with short music breaks throughout the day. I’ll be writing short blog posts on Fiddlehed about how music affects concentration, memory and learning (follow the link the bio). A post shared by FiddleHed (@fiddlehed) on Nov 9, 2020 at 10:19am PST Though I’ve been … Continued

Origin of the Fall Practice Challenge

The Fall Practice Challenge was not invented out of thin air. Like good ideas (philosophy, inventions, fiddle tunes 🎻), it represents one step in an evolution of thinking. A few years ago, I heard about something called the 21-day No Complaints Challenge in an article by Tim Ferriss. The challenge was originally designed by a … Continued

What I’m practicing now…

Here’s some things I’m currently practicing. I’m sharing this as part of the Fall Practice Challenge 2020. My intention is for you go deep with whatever you’re doing: learning to bow on an open string, practicing vibrato, improvising, working on 4th finger, etc. How can it be fun and productive at the same time? For … Continued

The Chromatic Scale Will Help You Slide

A student named Abee was taking my recent lesson on Sliding The Left-hand Fingers. In the video, I mention how the chromatic scale can help with sliding. More on that in a minute. First, this scale contains all 12 tones of western harmony. There is only one chromatic scale. However, I find it’s useful break it … Continued

Learning Music as a Spiritual Practice

Most people learn an instrument because they want to have fun. They want to do something enjoyable. Others may thrive on the sense of accomplishment. It’s important to constantly return to the joy and fun of learning. But there are some other amazing things you’ll pick up along the way. You get better at learning … Continued